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The winter of 2009/10, brought ignominy for Pakistan’s
cricket; the Aussies did not let us taste victory in any format, much of which
owed to alleged in-fighting, though. The tour was followed by bans and fines,
which meant that Pakistan’s touring contingent to England was bereft of
Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan for obvious reasons. Hence, the mantle of
responsibility was on the feeble youngsters. Much to the delight, Afridi was
made captain of all three formats, bringing him out of a self-imposed abeyance
from Tests. The test team included some new faces, to include Umar Amin and
Azhar Ali. Both of them were definitely in line for making the final 11, but
maybe not early in the tour. Audacious as ever, Afridi won the toss on the 13th
of July against Ponting-led Australia, elected to bowl and inducted Azhar Ali
and Umar Amin at number 3 and 4, respectively. This article will delve on the
excursion of Azhar Ali, since his induction in the test side. He certainly has
the grit, tempera…

I
would be very unequivocal in talking about the English prowess of my
politicians. They don’t know English, but the way they to try to speak in
public gatherings, makes us all laugh. There fluency in English is a disgrace.
However, there is one word which is spoken with a spot-on pronunciation. The
word is “Establishment”; indeed, every Tom Dick and Harry uses this word in the
normal discourse. Nawaz Sharif and his cohort are using this term way too
frequently in reference to Imran Khan’s popularity as a political force; the
media uses it all the time without any proof. What is meant by this term? This
paper will explore two things; the meaning of establishment and its role in
Pakistan. However, its role in other third world countries will also be
discussed.

Establishment
refers to organizations that are permanent powerhouses in the country; they
wield power incessantly. However, in the strictest sense it is the
administrative machinery of the government. Powerful outfits, to include …

I am very unequivocal in showing my reservations about this
grotesque democracy in Pakistan. The follies of the PPP- led coalition has
tarnished the reputation of democracy, which is deemed as the best governing
system. The government has remained unfazed by all impediments, which have
marred the country. One cannot possibly delve into those impediments, for they
are too much, and well-documented. The credibility of the incumbent government
is at its lowest ebb; rightly so, for it has thrown the country to dogs.
However, it was widely opined, that the leader of the pack (PPP), was in a
position to recover some lost territory, by supplanting Mr Gillani with a
somewhat, less tainted and clean PM, but they foiled this opportunity in
connivance with their partners, to include MQM, ANP and PML-Q. Much to our
dismay, our head of state nominated the infamous, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as a
candidate for premiership of the country; an office that happens to be
everything in an archetypical parliame…

The
incendiary forces of the 2011’s Egyptian revolution: Were
they socio-economic or political? Revolutions have changed the course of
history; they have not only affected the countries of their origin, but their
ramifications have been felt elsewhere. It is normally deemed that, the French
Revolution provided an impetus for further movements, to include nationalistic
ones, which led to the unification of Italy and Germany in the latter half of
the 19th century.Egypt has
also witnessed revolutions, which continues to create an impact. It was the 1952’s
revolution, which ousted not only the monarch, Farouk, but also the British;
the latter had ruled Egypt since 1882. After that, the country was ruled by
General Naguib, Gamal Abdul Nasir and later by Anwar Sadat. In 1981, Anwar Sadat was assassinated
by soldiers led by Lieutenant Khalid; this brought Hosni Mubarak to power.
Hosni ruled Egypt nonchalantly from then onwards. But, as we say in English
that, for how long can the evil be put of…

Eminent scholars around the world, base their stories about
Pakistan on unsubstantiated claims; this is not only true in case of Pakistani
politics, but cricket also. I would unequivocally say that, so-called cricket
pundits are hell-bent upon castigating Afridi for anything untoward that
happens in cricket. During Misbah epoch as skipper, Afridi was deemed as the
culprit for instigating Anti-Misbahism and when, Hafeez was given the coveted
appointment, these trolls were casting aspersions on his espousal. They never
believed in Afridi’s open support for Misbah or Hafeez, for that matter. This
piece would delve on the fact that, Shahid Afridi is not involved in gimmicks;
all aspersions are nothing, but hogwash. We don’t need to be anti-Misbah to be
pro-Afridi. Shahid Afridi came out of retirement during the tenure of
Misbah; he came back in a team, which was led and developed by him in most
grievous milieu. The series against Srilanka, happened to be his comeback
series; he took 13 wi…